The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WOOL GROWERS.

WASHINGTON, December GA number of gen
tlemen, representing the wool growers and wool
dealers, met at the Ebbit house last night for the
purpose of considering what should be done to re-
Vive the wool industry of the country Hon. Col
umbus Delano, of Ohio, president of the Nationsl
Wool Growers association, presided. There were
also present wool growers from New York, Texas,
Ohio and other states. Ii. Il. Thompson and
others represented the Chicago merchants, aud
there were dealers present from other cities. The
object is to secure harmony enough among the
different branches of the wool industry, and to fix
the basis of duty upon which dealers, growers and
manufacturers can unite
1t was not thought advisable to ask congress to
increase the duty, but IL was the belief that con-
eressonal action might be secured on a bill which
would more nearly equalize the burdens of the
present tariff
Mr.. Greene, of Philadelphia, in paper read at
the citing, stated that in the last three years the
revenues from wool and woolens had increased
eleven millions, while the number OF sheep in this
country had decreased from fifty millions to forty
millions There had also been an annual decrease
of twenty eight millions in the wool crop.
NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, December 6.--The president has
cent the following nominations to the senate:
Lucus @. q. Lamar, of Mississippi, to be 1850
ciate justice Of the supreme court of the United
States.
VIM. F. Villas, of Wisconsin, to be secretary of
the interior.
Don M. Dickinson, OF Michigan, to be postmas'
ter-general
Charles d. Fairchild, of New York, to be secre-
tary of the treasury.
George L. Rlves, of New York, to be assistant
secretary OF state
Ieaac H. Maynard, of New York, to be assistant
secretary of the treasury.
Sigourney But er, of Massachusetts,, to be second
comptroller of the treasury.
James w. lily att, of Connecticut, to be treasurer
of the United States.
CLERICAL CHANGES.
WASHINGTON, December 6--The principal topic of
conversation this moGnin., among members on
the floor of the house, was the change made last
evening by Clerk Clark in the office of journal
c ERIK. John G. Robertson, who was appointed TO
succeed Mr.. Smith journal clerk, took the GA h
of office this morning, and after consultation with
his predecessor, began at once to discharge his
duties He is ON Indianapolis and was formerly
judge of che Indiana circuit court, and held for
time the position of journal clerk of the state senate
1t is ramored that Mr. Smith will make fight for
reinstatement, and that q Michigan democratic
member will offer resolution providing for an in
quiry into the vogue statements that haveL made
to the effect that the change was the result OF q
promise by the Indiana democrats to support the
clerk OF the house in his candidacy for reelection
IL the Office of journal clerk was given to an In
diana man, and that Don NJ. Dickinson had de.
manded Smiths removal. When Mr. Clark was
spoken to ON the subject this morning he declare
positively that Mr.. Dickinson had not commun-
icated In any way with hi in regard to the
matter. He had intended to make the
change last session, he said, but had
deferred action forv various reasons. NO member OF
the Indiana delegation had been coneuited upon
the Az %, intmeDt or knew OF his intention to make
the change, cave Representative Mateon, who had
been requested TO furnish some information con-
corning MIR. Robertson. Mr.. Clark denied in the
strongest terms that there had been any under
standing between himself aud the lndisna delega-
ton relative to his candidacy for the office for
clerk In all of these statements he was cOrro0or-
ated by Representative Holman and other Indiana
democratic representatives.